While eulogising his once bete noire Modi, Nitish on Monday took the opportunity to lash out at RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his estranged ally.

"Lalu has ruined his son Tejashwi and other family members by involving them in shady deals," said Nitish, while refusing to join issue with the RJD chief who, a day ago, projected his younger son as the chief ministerial face for the next Assembly elections in Bihar.

Asking the media to refrain from terming Gujarat and Himachal elections as a semi-final before the 2019 parliamentary polls, Nitish said, "Every year there is an election in one state or the other. So it's not proper to term it a semi-final."

Nitish, however, reiterated his earlier demand that the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls should be held together to cut down expenses.

"Not only the Lok Sabha and Assembly but panchayat and other civic polls should also be conducted simultaneously to save time, money and energy," said Nitish.

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